Amusement device.



PATENTED MAY 15 Non 820,805.

W. P. MANGELS. AMUSEMENT DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.21,1905.

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{Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 131, 1905. Serial Il ci 261.221.

Patented nifty 15,1906.

, known that l, WILLIAIWF. citmeu oi the United States, and of the city oi New York, ough. of llarpolrl" Manners, a resident Coney Island, borvn, in the county of Kings and v of New York, have invented a new and improved hrnusen'ient Device, of which the lollowing is a full, clear, and exact description. l

The invention relates to pleasurerailways and object is to provide a new and improved amusement device for use in parks,

pieasuren'esorts, and other places and or ranged to give an exciting ride to the occupants of the car and to afford considerable amusement to the onlookers.

The invention consists of'novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will he more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims. I I

practical embodiment of the invention A is icpresentedin the accompanying draW- ings, forming-a part of this specification, 1n WlJJOl'l snnllar characters of reference ndi- 1 cate'corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe im-. provemeut. Fig. 21s a sectional side eleva tron ofthc'same, Fig. 3 IS a transverse section ofr the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and

Figj is an'enlarged sectional side elevation An inclined. surface A is supported on a suitable framework B, and'on the said surfaceitare arranged bumping-posts O, placed suitable distances apart and preferably arplainly indicated in Fig. 1. ()n' the inclined surface A is adapted to travel by its own weight a car D, preferably made circular in shape and provided with a bumping-ring D, made of an clastioorflexible material and surrouiuling the carat or near the upper end thereof, the bumping-ring being adapted to come in contact with sundry oi the bump iugppostsfll during the. trav'clof the car from the upper end of the suf'lace A 'down "to the lower end thereof. When the car by its ring; D bumps against one of the posts (.3, the

. car is. deflected from its straight down course, and at the same time the car is also given a rotation to heighten the effect of the ride.

in order to. iroducc the desired result, the car D isiprovided at its bottom with balls D which take the )laoe of Wheels and are lebeari'ngs attached to the {balls i), so that the car trav said surface, as

. l'orcngaging the sides of a car at By the arrangement dcscrihed a car tra eling from the entrance end it of the surfer. A. down the latter is deflected from a straight course by thecar humping against sundry ol' the p0sts,so that the car travel in an irregular course down the inclined surliace A by its own Weightand that of the occupants, and at the same time the car is liable to rock and to turn. l a

The lower end of the inclined surface A. is somewhat contracted, as plainly indicated in car-Li) is ar Fig. 1, to direct all the cars as they pass down the surface A to an exit-opening A, to atransverselyearranged track E, connectv ed at one side with an'elevator F, extending up the framework B and alongside one of the sides of the surface A, elevator F discharging extending path G, inclined downwardly from the upper end of the elevator to the'entranceopening A, leading to the surface A. The path G opposite the entrance-opening A is inclined in a transverse direction, as'plainly the upper end of the onto a transversely shown in Fig. '3, so that a car after leaving the upper end of the elevator Ftravels down the path G in the direction of the latters length,

and when it reaches the transversely-i1lclined portion opposite the opening A.th'c car. by

its own Weight passes to an'd through said Opening'onto the upper end of the inclined surface A to then start onits downward course in the manner previously mentioned.

"When a car reaches the. track E at the exit A then the'occupants alight from tho'car leadingand pass to an exit-platform ljl, while pcrsiims desiring to take the ride mount aircntraur'cplatlori'n Hto enter a car at or near the ower 0nd of the elevator l 'l.lie latter s preferably provided with two endless travel- 1g chains having upwardly-extending ar 'us two places car up the ,clevaton traveling on 1L3 Wheels during to securely push the track,.'the car .a. me

this upward pushing by the arms of the elevator-chains.

When a car reaches the upper end of the elevator, then it leaves theelevator without running the amusement device is very little,

- as no attendants are required during the trip' of the car up the elevator F alon the path G and down the inclined surface A, the car on reaching the track E being taken care of by an attendant to assist the occupants of the car to disembark and to direct the car to the receiving-platform H to assist other passengers to embark and to finally guide the car to the lower end of the elevator F.

Although I have shown and described a general form of the improvement, it is evident that the same may be greatly varied without deviating from the principle involved. Hence I do not limit myself to the particular construction shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, '1 claim as new and desire tosecureby Letters vPatent 1. An amusement device comprising an inclined surface having risin projections, and a car adapted to travel own the said surfaceand to bump against the rojections,

to change the course of the car, t e car having means to turn on a central axis.

2. inclined surface having fixed bumping-posts spaced apart, and a car adapted to travel down the said surface by its own weight, the said car having an external bumping-ring adapted to bump against the said bumpingposts to change the course of the car.

An amusement device comprising an inclined surface, bumpingposts fixed on the said surface and spaced apart, and a car having balls atits bottom for supporting the car on the said surface, the car,- by its weight, traveling down the inclined surface and bumping against the said bumping-posts to changethe'course of the car, one of the said ballsbeing arran ed in the middle of the car to form a pivot r the car to turn on. y

4. An amusement device comprising an inclined surface, bumping-posts fixed onthe' said surface and spaced apart-,and a car having balls at its bottom for supporting the can on the said surface, the car," by itsweight, traveling down the inclined surface and bumping against the said bumping posts to 6 5 change the coursei of the car, some of the assistance and passes down the path G to the to start on the down An amusement device comprising an auses balls being arranged near the side of the ear and one of the balls being centrally arranged, to iorn'i, a pivot for the car to turn on.

5. An amusement device comprising an inclined surface, bumping-posts fixed on the said surface and spaced apart, and a car having balls at'its bottom for supporting the car on the said surface, the car, by its weight, traveling down the inclined surface and bumping against the said bumping-posts to change the course of the car, some of the balls. bein arranged near the side of the car and one oi the balls being centrally arranged, to form a oivot for the car to turn on, the. said central ball having its bottom a distance below the plane containing the bottoms of the outer balls.

6. An amusement device comprisin a car, an inclined surface for the car to trave on by its own Weight, the said surface having means adapted to be engaged by the car to change the course of the car from a straight-down path to an irregular one, a path at the upper endof the said surface, a track along the lower end of the said surface, and an elevator c leading from the said track to the said path, the latter being inclined downwardly from the upper end ofthe elevator to. the entrance of the upper end ofthe said surface.

7. An amusement device comprisin a car, an inclined surface for the car to trave on by its own Weight, the said surface having means adapted to be engaged by the car to change the course of the car from a straight-down path to an irregular one, the upper end of the I said surface, having an entrance portion for the car to start, and an inclined path leading to the said entrance portion.

8. An amusement device comprisin a car, an inclined surface for the car to travel on by its own Weight, the said surface having means adapted to beengaged by the car to change the course of the car from a straight-down path to an irregular one, the upper end of the said surface having, at its .middle, an en- 1 trance portionior the car-to start down the inclined surface, and a path leading to the said entrance portion.

9. An' amusement device comprisin a car, an inclined surface for the car to traveon by its own Weight, the said surface having means adapted to be engaged by the car to change the course of the car from a straight-down path to an irregular one the upper end of the said surface having, at its middle, an en- 1 trance portion for the car to start down the in- .--clined surface, and a path leading to the said entrance ortion, the path being inclined downwar y m the directionof'its length toward the said entrance portion and inclined 5i transversely'atthe entrance portion, for the 1 car to travel by its own weight down the said path and throu h the entrance portiononte the inclined eur ace.

; 10. An amusement device comprising a i I ward the said entrance portion and inclined car, an inclined surface for the car to travel of the balls being centrally arranged to form.

on by its own Weight, the said surface having a pivot for the car to turn on.

means adapted to be engaged by the ear to 13. An amusement device provided with a 25 change the course of the car from a straightcar mounted to travel and having acentrallydown pathto an irregular one, the up er end disposed pivot for the car to turn on.

of the said surfaeehaving, at its n11 dle, an 14. An amusement device coin rising an entrance portion for the car to start down the inclined surface, a car having a resi ient outer inclined surface, a path leading to the said face and adapted to roll by gravity down the 30 entrance ortion, the path being inclined surface, and a plurality of obstructions for downwar ly in the direction of its length to- I engaging and deflecting the car. v 15. An amusement device comprising an transversely at the entrance portion, for the inclined surface, a resilient car adapted to car to travel by its own weight down the said roll by gravity down the surface and a )lural- 3 5 path and thr'ou h the entrance portion onto ity of obstructions for engaging and eflectthe inclined surface and an elevator extend- I ing the car.

ing upon one side of the said inclined surface I In testimony whereof I have signed my and leading to the upper'ehd of the said path. name to this specification in the presence of 1 1.. An amusement device provided with a two subscribing witnesses. ear having an externally-arranged bumping- WILLIAM F. MANGELS. ring. l Witnesses:

. 12. An amusement device provided with a Tnno. G. HOsTER, car having balls for the car to travel on, one 1 EVERARD BOLTON MARsirALL. 

